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Rhee, Michelle – Education Next, 2018
Former chancellor of the Washington, D.C., public schools, Michelle Rhee, recently spoke with journalist Lenora Chu about Chu's new book, "Little Soldiers: An American Boy, a Chinese School, and the Global Race to Achieve" (HarperCollins). Chu and her family currently live in Shanghai, where her son, Rainey, attends local schools--part…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Asian Culture, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students
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Souza, S. B.; Veiga Simão, A. M.; Ferreira, A. I.; Ferreira, P. Costa – Studies in Higher Education, 2018
This study investigated the influence of campus climate dimensions, namely newcomer adjustment and feelings of well-being on the tendency for victims of cyberbullying to become aggressors, and how cultural issues could influence students' involvement in situations of cyberbullying. Participants included 979 Portuguese and Brazilian university…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Educational Environment, Bullying
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Gouvea, Julia Svoboda – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2018
The "Current Insights" feature is intended to highlight diverse perspectives on teaching, learning and cognition from outside life sciences education. In this installment, I feature recent examples of scholarship examining the intersections between culture and equity in science education. The articles in this set build on intuitions we…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Biology, Science Instruction, Cultural Differences
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Haas, Brian W. – Intercultural Education, 2018
Studying abroad (SA) represents a valuable experience for many students within higher education settings. Recently, the number of students choosing to SA within higher education has risen. Quantitative and qualitative research indicates that SA improves learning as related to ancillary types of learning outcomes, such as with cultural awareness…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Study Abroad, Outcomes of Education, Higher Education
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Hoffmann, Nathan I. – British Educational Research Journal, 2018
Although numerous studies have described the educational attainment of ethnic minorities in the UK, few have focused specifically on children born in the UK to two immigrant parents. First, using ordinary least squares (OLS) estimation, this article examines the cognitive assessment scores of children of immigrants in the 1970 British Cohort Study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Minority Groups, Educational Attainment
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Ferrada, Donatila; Del Pino, Miguel – Educational Action Research, 2018
The focus on the dialogic-"kishu kimkelay ta che" method is the result of extensive research, debates and reflections contextualized in the territorial, cultural, linguistic and social diversity of central-southern Chile. This research methodology considers the coexistence of the Chilean and indigenous Mapuche worldviews of the…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Participatory Research, Action Research, Foreign Countries
Genao, MariLuz – ProQuest LLC, 2018
As the culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) student enrollment continues to grow exponentially in New York, the number of CLD students being inappropriately identified with disabilities also continues to grow at an alarming rate. This situation, labeled as disproportionality, is due to a variety of factors. One of the main factors is the…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Student Diversity, Cultural Differences, Disabilities
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Xu, Yang; Flambard, Véronique – Journal of Education for Business, 2022
The interconnected modern world requires business professionals to adopt a global mindset and function effectively in multicultural environments. The authors introduced multicultural experiences to their students through virtual partnerships, in which online technologies are used to virtually connect classrooms across borders. The students…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Cultural Awareness, Partnerships in Education, Electronic Learning
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Ge, L.; Durst, D. – Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 2022
China remains the top country of citizenship for international students and female students (married and single) comprise part of Chinese international students. However, female international students as a marginalized group face multiple challenges and parental, marital, personal, and cross-cultural situational barriers. Relying on an…
Descriptors: Females, Asians, Graduate Students, Barriers
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Hoff, Meagan A.; Armstrong, Sonya L. – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2022
Insights revealed about strengths in navigational strategies yielded from a larger study on refugee-background college students prompted an examination of the same phenomena from the perspective of a high school refugee on her path to college. Htun, a high school senior and Karen refugee, faced repeated exclusion, resulting in her feeling silenced…
Descriptors: Refugees, High School Students, College Bound Students, Interpersonal Relationship
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Sansano-Nadal, Oriol; Wilson, Jason J.; Martín-Borràs, Carme; Brønd, Jan Christian; Skjødt, Mathias; Caserotti, Paolo; Roqué I. Figuls, Marta; Blackburn, Nicole E.; Klenk, Jochen; Rothenbacher, Dietrich; Guerra-Balic, Myriam; Font-Farré, Manel; Denkinger, Michael; Coll-Planas, Laura; Deidda, Manuela; McIntosh, Emma; Giné-Garriga, Maria; Tully, Mark A. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2022
The main aim of this study was to assess the criterion validity of the Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire (SBQ) to measure SB in community-dwelling older adults using thigh-measured accelerometry as the criterion method. 801 participants (75.6 ± 6.1 years old, 57.6% females) provided valid thigh-based accelerometer data (activPAL/Axivity) and…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Life Style, Older Adults, Foreign Countries
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Wei, Yan; Hovey, Katrina A.; Gerzel-Short, Lydia; Miller, Rhonda D.; Kelly, Jerae; Hsiao, Yun-Ju – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2022
Self-determination is considered critical in motivation and the development of student learning. However, students with disabilities often struggle to develop self-determination skills, particularly those from culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) backgrounds. Understanding the relationships between cultural values and self-determination in…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Students with Disabilities, Cultural Differences, Language Usage
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Howard, Adam – Educational Review, 2022
Drawing on a multi-sited global ethnography of elite schools across the world, this article explores how elite schools prepare students for an increasingly interconnected world characterised by difference and competition through global citizenship education. In this exploration, I identify the four domains that give meaning to global citizenship…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Advantaged, Institutional Characteristics, Citizenship Education
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Sánchez-Hernández, Ariadna; Martínez-Flor, Alicia – Language Teaching Research, 2022
The current era of globalization and emergence of English as an international language (EIL) has brought about new opportunities for L2 pragmatic learning and teaching. The common view of pragmatic learning as an approximation to native-likeness is changing towards conceiving pragmatic ability as a tool to interact with people of different…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Izgi Onbasili, Ümit; Sezginsoy Seker, Burcu; Claeys, Hélène; Mancel, Corinne; Gulbay, Elif; Powers, Richard – International Online Journal of Primary Education, 2022
The aim of robust social learning networks such as eTwinning, which is a part of Erasmus internationality programs, is to foster and promote the creation and development of awareness for respect, tolerance, and understanding by ensuring the integration of young people from different countries and cultures through dialogue. Phenomenological…
Descriptors: International Cooperation, International Programs, Cultural Awareness, Preservice Teachers
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